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ROFL
Michael
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![]() OK, I'm back... did it get released yet?
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#1843 |
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Let's just hope we don't hear, "Due to market demand I've stop work on MA3 and will refocus my efforts back onto the freshwater aquarium."
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![]() That would be a negative. I suggest you take a relaxing vacation and come back here in '09. I'm pretty sure that at least the beta will be out by then. I'm hopeful that I downloadable version will be out before '09, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't quite ready. It'll take time.
![]() Well poo... I just TOOK a vacation (month of July)... I ain't got no mo time! No problem... I have managed to find a nice comfy spot here on the forum.. I will just sit here waiting....... and waiting......... watching all you people come and go with tears in your eyes... maybe I'll throw penuts at you whilst you're leaving... heh... AWTY? (offician new acronym for "are we there yet") |
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#1845 |
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![]() As to whether it's necessary, here's the reaction of Prolific's in-house Beta Tester upon trying out MA3 for the first time yesterday
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#1846 |
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Location: Southern Oregon
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Almost ready to send the Fish-Picker interface to the Alpha testers. Just have to add the 28 fish descriptions.
It's not quite as intuitive as I'd like, but it's probably good enough for a first-release.
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Sounds like a great next step to beta!
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#1849 |
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Hello Jim,
Is there any chance that you could add a checkbox or something in to the settings to make the fish slightly glossy. I am no expert in fish or aquariums but everytime I see fish in an aquarium (I saw a piccasso fish at the Chessington World of Adventures Sea Life centre the other week and recognised it because of MA 2.6) they seem slightly gloosy and it in my opinion would make MA 3 even more realistic than it will be and the option of gloosy or not should satisy everyone. Thanks Regards, Neil |
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![]() Almost ready to send the Fish-Picker interface to the Alpha testers. Just have to add the 28 fish descriptions.
It's not quite as intuitive as I'd like, but it's probably good enough for a first-release. ![]() Have "we" (eh hem) already picked these Alpha testers sir?? (Mith jumping up and down waving hands) |
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#1851 |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Ya, they already been picked. It's back in the thread somewhere I think.
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#1853 |
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The alpha testers are people picked by feldon and myself that have been forum members around here since the beginning 8 years ago. We have all had dealings with each other for so long on the forum that we know what to expect and so do they. Plus they are all generally computer guru's so that if something goes wrong with their systems they know how to correct it.
That way we don't take a chance of messing anyone's systems up, or need to worry about sneak shots showing up anywhere else. ![]()
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#1854 |
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Neil - saltwater aquarium fish seldom have any shine to them, in fact most are as flat as velvet. I have not yet been able to get specular working in my Shaders, but the only fish currently in the tank that really needs it is the Copperband.
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![]() The alpha testers are people picked by feldon and myself that have been forum members around here since the beginning 8 years ago. We have all had dealings with each other for so long on the forum that we know what to expect and so do they. Plus they are all generally computer guru's so that if something goes wrong with their systems they know how to correct it.
That way we don't take a chance of messing anyone's systems up, or need to worry about sneak shots showing up anywhere else. ![]() ![]() Oh OK, that makes sence. I guess I'm just anxious... hehe... and although I know more than most about computers, I probably don't know enough to give Jim the meticulous info that he'd need... I'll continue to stay on the sidelines and root the testers on I guess... LOL ![]() |
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hey - been reading this forum for a while - thought about time I posted
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![]() ![]() Neil - saltwater aquarium fish seldom have any shine to them, in fact most are as flat as velvet. I have not yet been able to get specular working in my Shaders, but the only fish currently in the tank that really needs it is the Copperband.
![]() Also, Have the multi-monitor issues been fixed now? Regards, Neil |
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#1858 |
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mZex - Yes, the Mac version is already under development.
Neil - The multimonitor code is in place, but there are a huge number of scenarios possible. Right now, we're having problems when ATI and nVidia cards are mixed in the same system. I'm sure the Alpha testers will find a lot of issues when they get their hands on it in the next couple of days.
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It's hard for me to imagine MA any better than it is. But I am really looking forward to MA3. Can't thank you enough Jim for all your work and talent. I'll be honored to be considered a beta tester. Makes me feel like I contributed to the project (Ok not so much), just trying to be patient.
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![]() mZex - Yes, the Mac version is already under development.
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